While EcoFlow, Anker and Jackery were all fairly aggressive in their Black Friday pricing on Amazon, only Anker provides 2,000W output at $349. Competitor power stations in the $350-$400 price range top out at 1,500-1,800W which gets you less power for similar money. Amazon has just dropped the Anker SOLIX C1000 (second gen) to an all-time low of $349, down from its usual $449 price tag. You get 2,000W continuous output with 3,000W surge capacity, a 1,024Wh LiFePO4 battery lasting 10 years and i...

Cheap power banks die after a few months or charge so slowly you’re still stuck glued to walls for several hours. The Anker Zolo power bank provides legitimate 30W fast charging to rival wall outlets, yet still brings the same durability Anker has built a name on. Amazon just dropped it to an all-time low of $19 for Black Friday, down from the usual $25. You get here 10,000mAh capacity good for two full iPhone charges, a baked-in USB-C cable tested for 10,000 bends and bidirectional charging t...

Pictured: GAC’s pilot line for 60Ah+ solid-state cells, enhanced (Image source: CCTV) GAC Group has completed China’s first production line for automotive-grade all-solid-state batteries with over 60 Ah capacity, potentially doubling vehicle range to over 620 miles. This positions GAC as the first manufacturer to achieve large-capacity solid-state battery production capability. China’s automotive conglomerate GAC Group has recently completed its first large-capacity all-solid-state...

Dyson vacuums are known to be pricey, but they’ve also gained a reputation for being worth the price. One of Dyson’s most recent cordless models, the V11 Origin, packs serious suction and smart features into a lightweight design. There’s a reason this has been Dyson’s best-seller since Black Friday started on Thursday: At $399, down from $629, you’re saving $230 on a premium cleaning machine that will revolutionize the way you do housework. And, with this record-low price, Dyson qualit...

Australia’s renewable energy transition has just hit another major milestone with TagEnergy announcing the start of construction on a massive battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria. The new facility will be located at the Golden Plains Wind Farm promises to bring significant reliability and flexibility to the state’s power grid. This project is a serious piece of infrastructure, featuring a 150MW capacity with 600MWh of storage. For those following the technical specs, that represe...

There’s been a lot of talk surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s battery size. Some rumors claimed the S26 Ultra’s battery will be larger than the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s, which is 5,000 mAh, while others said it will be the same. Now, a new leak from China claims the Galaxy S26 Ultra will pack a slightly larger battery. According to the source, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will pack a 5,200 mAh battery. That’s hardly an upgrade, but it’s a step in the right d...

As an auditor of battery manufacturers around the world, University of Maryland mechanical engineer Michael Pecht frequently finds himself touring spotless production floors. They’re akin to “the cleanest hospital that you could imagine–it’s semiconductor-type cleanliness,” he says. But he’s also seen the opposite, and plenty of it. Pecht estimates he’s audited dozens of battery factories where he found employees watering plants next to a production line or smoking cigarettes where...

If you’re anything like me, you probably have a pile of aging external batteries. Up through this year, I’ve had countless 10,000mAh bricks — the classic “big battery” size through most of the 2010s — along with a handful of smaller cells designed to offer something a little more pocketable and portable. If you haven’t upgraded your battery bank collection in a while, though, it might be time to make a change, especially if you don’t mind dropping some serious cash for a life-cha...

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